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I've learned more from my co-founder, @chandlertuttle than just about anyone in my life. Here he offers his point of view on what's wrong with the media ecosystem and what we can do about it. If you're feeling overwhelmed by negativity and cynicism in your feeds - this is definitely worth your time. His insightful talk from the @rootsofprogress conference.

One of the joys of partnering with @bigthink for The Long Game column has been watching the company—one of the few media organizations I truly admire—establish a beautiful print magazine. In a world of AI slop, this is the future... an authentic expression of human creativity packaged in a tangible artifact. Congrats to @seantmcvey, @BobbyHugh, @chandlertuttle, @kristinhouser @KristinJHouser, Stephen Johnson and the whole team, including all of the contributors. What a joy to see this vision come to life! Excited to receive my copy

Another gorgeous issue of @bigthink in print. Proud to contribute the opening essay. Congrats to Stephen Johnson, @KristinJHouser, @BobbyHugh, @seantmcvey, @chandlertuttle, and the whole team at Big Think. The world needs more beautiful quarterlies!

bigthink.com/the-long-game/… another great article from @EricMarkowitz

1/ I just finished one of the best books I've EVER read. Comes out next week. My friend @DavidEpstein (Range, The Sports Gene) has written a masterpiece on the virtue of constraints, of not thinking OUTSIDE the box but "INSIDE the BOX"... As a few quick excerpts that 🤯...

I was skeptical, but now I’m completely convinced. Fencing will become super popular due to this one very particular improvement to the sport. “Sword tip visualization” It’s going to debut at the summer olympics. Every single duel will look like a bloody lightsaber fight

Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him. I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

These videos from HowTown are great. Thoughtful and well done. youtu.be/tdIUMkXxtHg

Important essay: Why organisms are more than machines - Big Think bigthink.com/13-8/nature-of…

Alan Watts gives some of the most insightful thoughts on life and its worth watching 1000%

Pope Leo XIV in a very practical Lenten Message to all Christians says: “I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor. Let us begin by disarming our language, avoiding harsh words and rash judgement, refraining from slander and speaking ill of those who are not present and cannot defend themselves. Instead, let us strive to measure our words and cultivate kindness and respect in our families, among our friends, at work, on social media, in political debates, in the media and in Christian communities. In this way, words of hatred will give way to words of hope and peace.” Full text here: #en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">press.vatican.va/content/salast…

Marc Andreessen: There are two ways to think about education. One is at the national level — how do you educate all kids? But the real question is N = 1: what do you do for one individual kid? And for centuries, the answer has been obvious. If your goal is to maximize a single child, the best method by far is one-on-one tutoring. Every royal family knew this. Every aristocratic class knew this. It’s why Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle — and then took over the world. There’s actually statistical proof of this. The Bloom’s 2-sigma effect shows one-on-one tutoring can move a kid from the 50th percentile to the 99th percentile. No other educational method comes close. AI changes that. For the first time in history, every kid can have access to infinite questions, instant feedback, personalized explanations, and real-time quizzes — all at N = 1 scale. This is the most powerful shift in education we’ve seen in centuries. One-on-one tutoring was always the gold standard. AI is what finally makes it available to everyone.

Website refresh! So proud of our team and what we are continuing to build! Way to go everyone! bigthink.com

The Oprah Rule: What everyone wants you to say in a conversation   bigthink.com/mini-philosoph…

It's time to build.

People’s desire to belong often defeats their desire to improve. - James Clear My editorial: Hang out with complainers, and those focused on criticizing others you’ll be unhappy & won’t get much done in life. Hang out with doers, you’ll be happy, productive & have a great life.

I love our team! Let's go 2026! youtube.com/watch?v=B2GCi9…

Loneliness is more dangerous than you think | Robert Waldinger @robertwaldinger 0:00 The secret to happiness 2:12 The importance of relationships 3:30 How to study a life 5:19 Can we control our happiness? 6:17 Taking stock of connection 8:20 Childhood lessons and adult repair 11:22 Relationships and emotional regulation 14:41 The impacts of toxic relationships

Is mind reading going from sci-fi to reality? Jonny Thomson interviews the neuroscientist and bestselling author Anil Seth about the science of mind reading. @anilkseth @philosophyminis Full article: bigthink.com/mini-philosoph…